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The Portland daily press., 1887-06-15
BoWDoIN.
sophomore Prize DecIamatIons.

The Sophomore Prize Declarations oc-
CURED in Memorial Hall Monday evening
There was a large audience present. Grim
mer furnished excellent music. The follow
ing was the programme:
Music.
The Existence of a God. Anonymous
4. X. Stearns, Saco
To the Survivors of the Battle Of Bunker Hill
........... .........-........... webster
ID. L. Owen, Saco.
Abraham Lincoln. Holland
Il. l.. Staples, Benton.
Energy OF Cndracter. Wise
A. w. Preston, Pennington.
Music.
Blennerhassett's Temptation. Writ
j. II. Clark. New Portland.
Satan on the Fallen Angels. Milton
4. A. Merrill, Pennington.
incident in the Life of Wendell Phillips. Crosby
G. I. Files, Portland.
John Brown... Douglass
II. Merrill, Gray.
Music
Extract from Historical Address. Webster
+. O.. Russell, LEVEL Centre.
Eulogy on Garfield. .......................B Blaine
F. II. Hill, Cape Elizabeth.
Greek Revolution. Clay
S. L. Fogg, So. Paris
Extract from Law Of Progress. Sumner
l.. Prentiss, Saco.
Music.
The first prize was awarded to f. l.. Sta
pies of Benton, and the second prize to G.
I. Files Of Portland.
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LowEILs. 1s; HAyEsHILLs. ..

LUWEILsl Ioi HAFEoHILLs, 2.
Lalfy had sore finger today and simply
tossed the balls over the plate at Haverhill.
Burns was unusually effective, while his
support was fine. Cudworth made a mag
nihcent running catch, which with Does
catch Of foul fly were the only features Of
the game. The attendance was 300.
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BIDDEFoRD, June 14.-One hundred and
fifty Italians. have arrived from Boston, and
Tuesday commenced work on the wa. IT
works at Old Orchard. The contract calls
for the completion of the work by the mid
die nf Julv
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The Salems met their usual defeat at Sa-
lem today, this time at the hands Of the Bos-
ton Blues, who outplayed them in every re-
spect. Flanagan did excellent work for the
Salems
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LYNNs. 17;LAwRENcEs. 15

L1NNS, ~ ,LANhENCESs 10.
About 800 spectators were wearied by to-
days exhibition Of ball playing between the
Lawrences and Lynns at Lawrence. Both
teams started in to bat and muff and kept up
the record until the close. In the third in
ming Hunting was batted out Of the box and
Donovan was called in from centre field He
did good work, was hit quite freely but not
hard. In the ninth inning, after two men
were out, Houck broke a finger.
Innings. ........1 2 5 6 s
Lswrsnces. Lawrence; .',...s .........s 2 9 YS eG5
Base hits-Lynns. 1s; Lawrences. 10. Errors
Lynns, Is; Lawrences, IL. Pitchers-Flagn,
Donovan and Hunting.
STANDING OF THE LEAGUE.
The Portland daily press., 1887-06-15

Games today-Salem at Portland, Lynn at
Manchester, Haverhill at Lowell.
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commenced operations In 1878, has done
steadily increasing business from that time.
Now they are turning out 1900 lines per
week, from the finest ganging line 10 the
Besides supplying the home market they fur
nish large part Of the supply Of the British
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Neterans, Reunion.

LEwIsr ON, June 14.-The members of the
Fourth Maine Battery Association held their
reunion in Auburn today After the dinner
in G. A. r. Hall, an excursion was made to
Lake Auburn. In the evening banquet
was served, followed by speeches.
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WAsHINGsoN, June A. Mary S. Geles
was appointed postmistress at South Rob-
binston, Washington County. Tuesday
East CornviIIe Post office piscon-
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other Games.
Notes.

At Anlherst-Dartmouths, 2l Amhersts, I.
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HALIFAX, June lathe schooner Gyms
sure of Boothby, Me-, arrived at Shelburne
astnight with hundred quintals of cod
fish. She was out in the April gale, and not
being heard from was supposed to be lost on
the 14th of April She lost her rudder on
the Western Banks, but her skipper pluck
lily repaired his damage as best he could and
determined to complete his trip before max
ing port. Several Nova Scotians were among
the crew, and her safe arrival is subject of
great rejoicing
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TH: GERMAN ARMY.


How the Emperor's soldiers Appeared at
Recent Review.
Such sight | never saw before nor
am likely to see again during my life.
There were 0,0O0 men-pickcd men 81
that-and they did, indeed, look for
midablc upon their spirited horses.
Each lance had n long steel point aud
>trcamer and, in their perfect lines, rs
far as the eye could reach, could one
see this sea of glis,ening points. Il
was beautiful day. and as the sun
shonc out on the glittering arms and
yaudy uniforms twas a scene to be re-
mrmbcr,d Al least twelve thousand
men were on horses each one looking
like n racer How the sun shoue upon
the cnirass, sabcr and spear, and with
what a roar did they come by. As |
looked up the long stretch and saw this
mighty sea Of spear points, and all
coming down upon me. for the first
,ime realized what truly awful Thug
war was. The whole force filed past at
a trot Next came regiment after reg
imcnt Of soldiers, each about two thou-
sand strong MasSed in dense solid
squares, and with glistening bayouets.
they looked like living forests OF steel,
Such marching | never saw. They
came by with from sixty to one hun
drcd men in single line, and every one
of them in perfect line and step, the
very embodiment of all that was pow
crful. Last of all came battery after
battery, all at trot, and rumbling
over the ground like distant thunder.
! OF all arms. infantry, cavalry and az
I tillerv. the cavalry was especially fine.
, They were Of four distinct sorts. First
in the procession came the cuirassiers
/ in white uniforms, brass brcast-platc'
and helmets. Of these there wer,
about four thousand, mounted oi
I beautiful horses, and, in truth, they
looked like knights Of old. Then cam,
the hussars, in corded jackets of rec
and brown. OF these there were abou
two thousand. All mounted on beau
tiful horses, came the dragons, abou
the same number; and last, and mos
important of all, came the uhlans, ol
lanccrs, the most serviceable part o
the German army. think any French
man who saw this wonderful sigh
might well have been disheartened. -
Cor. Baltimore Americaa.
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AFTER ROBBERS.
Siege Laid TO their Rendezvous by
Vigilantes.
After q Desperate Fight Ono Is Killed and
-Four are in Custody.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Oct. ls-Fully
three hundred citizens started out yester-
day morning after the robbers who MUIR
dored Mr Ryan near Walton, Roam Couu-
ty, last Thursday night. After the house
was robbed and the old man Shot the rob-
oers, thirteen in number, compelled the
family to send him upstairs, and to get
breakfast for them. The officers and
citizens ran into the robbers last
night at George Duffs residence, eight
miles from Sisonville, in this county, and
were warned to keep off by the robbers,
who had taken refuge in the house, fitted
port holes and made other arrangements
for protection. The murderers were fired
upon and George Duff, jr., killed, and Jake
Coon captured and lynched. Five Of the
officers and citizens in battle were wound
ed,among whom are Peter and VIM. Skeins,
brothers. The information received
is very mcager, There are
about twenty robbers in the gang, who
have been carrying on at high rate. r..
NJ. DUFF, Geo. Drake and Frank Sham bling
are prisoners, and await the pleasure Of
the Vigilance Committee fCr their disposal,
Coon is the man who killed Rev. Thos P
Ryan, and shot five OF the Vigilant's Com.
mittee, 1t is believed that full confes-
sion will be mado and the whole gang
lyncned. The Vigilants are still after
ot5ers, and it is said that a well known
State detective is mixed up in the robbery
A large number OF robberies have been
committed by this gang during the past
few months.
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PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL.


The average American is Is Lii
inches tall and weighs $50 pounds.
General Albert Pike is very fond
of birds, and has in his study dozens OF
them in cages, mocking birds, canaries,
robins, buebirds and others.
The japanese have a legend that
fish are the embodiment of the souls OK
naval officers, and the African negroes
believe that magicians assume the shape
Of fish and come to their nets to work
evil.
The ex-Empress Charlotte, OF Mex
leo, has of late shown great fondness
for the company of children. Every
morning the two children of her gar
dener are brought to her, and she
spends hours with them playing hide-
and-seek, and listening to their songs
and feels unhappy when they leave.
1t IS said that Immediately after
the adoption Of the Federal constitn-
ton Alexander Hamilton planted
thirteen trees at his country place IN
honor of the event, and that they are
still standing The place is now cut
up into building lots, however, and the
venerable landmarks will sooner or
later disappear.
Mrs A. T. Whitaker suggests III
the New Eagiand Farmer that girl
should be given but one name. linen
when she marries let her always keep
her surname. If this plan were fol
lowed, whenever we saw woman
full name we should know whether she
were married or single, and if married
what her family name was. The plan
is n good one.
Bismarck not long since caught
several ladies in the act OF cutting t
few branches off the trees in the Erie
Erchsruhe Park, which belongs to
him. Ladies'" said he, "if every one
who visits this park would do what
: YOU are now doing there would not re-
main any more leaves on these trees
I than'thare are hairs on my head. He
has beol compelled since to close the
. park to the public.
3 "A rich speculator in Paris, OF
= "shady" reputation, being ryanXious
G topo,sess some decoration, boldly asked
= the Emperor Dom Pedro to bestow one
! upon him. ~ he had already done to
T. VI. de Lesseps and others. mo" said
the old monarch, II can't do it. Peo-
u pie would think me a fool, Well, l
y could stand that But they would also
7, think you knaye, and | can not have
Il any persons of such reputation in my
!, order. '-.Arg0HaW
- Nine Carlotta Patti has been Of
I'll fered by the Gar of Russia a profes-
sorshp Of vocal music in the lmperias
~ Conseryatoire at st. Petersburg She
. will, however, remain in Paris, having
built private theater at her house, 10
Rue Pierre Charon. Private repre-
" scntations of operas by members oi
u u Partisan society will be given there
. Among the list Of patronesses are
IT Baroness de Rothschild, Mn. de la
" Rochefoueauld,P Princess Mathilde Bona
partc and others.
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THE PRESIDENTIAL JOURNEY.



ST PAUL, MINI, Oct 1.-THE Presider'
tial party arrived here shortly after .
o'clock last evening On the trip from Mad
iAon twenty stop was made at La
Crosse, Wis, and tour of that city in car
riages occupied the time Brief stops We're
also made at Portage, New Lis
bon, Sparta md Lake City. Ar
irving at st. Paul, the travellers were
enthusiastically greeted ut the depot. 4
procession was formed and they We're es-
corted to the Hotel Ryan Resting until 3
o'clock, the party was driven through
cheering crowds to Bridge Square, where
the President reviewed a monster torch
light parade, frequently expressing his de-
light at the gorgeous spectacle.
After the procession lad passed, the party
returned to the hotel, where a public recep-
ton was he'd until late hour Mrs. Cleye-
land spent several years of her grlhood in
this city and during her visit here has been
called on by many old acquaintance, whom
she seemed pleased to greet once more On
leaving st. Paul the tourists 90 to Minnoap0-
las, Omaha, Kansas City, Memphis, Tenn,
Atlanta, G., Montgomery, Ala, Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, Nashville, Tenn, Knoxville
Tenn and thence to Washington, hoping tC
reach there by the 22d inst
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a HOUSE FALLS,
'"o PERSONS Killed and Dozs. Oth1z.
Badly Iniured

I'VE" YORK, Oct. IA four-story build
.nB IN course OF erection at No. 4N East
1ioIh street tumbled in this afternoon and
.ne mechanics who were at work vera
saricu IN the ruins. Most Of the workmep
"oIe engaged in the lower part of the
Sululhg at the time of the aoci.
eeht' The front wall fell in nrs,
'o''owed Immediately afterward bv
~e side wall. The building was to bo
eseu as a school-house for the Italian chill
'i'" oe'ons sing to the parish Of the Church
VI our Lady OF Mt Carmel. Two hook and
Iauuer companies and numerous citizens
srs searching the ruins for the men upac-
counted Tor. There are no sounds to be
neard from the wreck and it is thought
tsat The men still buried are all dead,
''a'er reports from the disaster place the
eulnber OF killed at five, with over dozen
more or less seriously injured Tho
names OF the killed so far as learned
sro John Durkin, briclslayer; Horny Rel.
h'tz, blacksmith; Parali GILBERT, laborer.
ana urolamo Laura. The injured are
rather kurner, Of the Church Of our Lady
OF Mt. CARMEL Robert Young, Thomas
hnrnan, Florica Daum Edward Weleh.
Arthur Aronne, Frank Banner, Robert
Levy, John S. Conway, VIM. Pmmmer-all
badly. Ten others were in and about the
building at the time Of the collapse, but
all have been accounted for, some slightly
injured, with the exception of James
Mccarthy a brioklaycr boy
named Brown, and Michael Ian.
nou, whose friends searched for
SIX hours after the accident in vain. Father
hurner's escape was miraculous. He was
staDdlng on the scaliolding OF the fourth
story, talking TO Foreman Lyuch when tho
crash came, Tho priest was thrown to the
forward part Of tho wreck landing on his
feet. lie foil into mass Of ruins, and was
probably fatally injured Conway was
covered ny debris, but extrcated. Laura
WAS sutfOCat al
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ST, JosEpn, Mo-, Oct. lS.-lhero has been
another outbreak By horse thieves in De.
KALI County, aad thc.Vigilance Committee
is in pursuit In forty-cight hours over
fifteen head of horses have been taken
from radius Of as many mi.os just east
of the eastern line OF this county, and the
report is that other portions OF the county
have been visited. Tho supposition is that
q regular organized gang, such as has been
operating in Clinton County is at the bot
tom of the affair.
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POSTAL PATENTS.
Inventors of Bag Ties Card Fasteninss and
Mail Sljps TO Eayo a Hearing

Inventors OF Bag Ties, Card Fastenings and
Mail Slips TO Havo a Hearing.
WAsHlNGTOS, Oct. l6.--Early in Decem-
Der the Post-ottico Department will give a
hearing TO inventors Of patent bag ties,
card fasteninGs and mail slips for use in
the mail service. 1t is the custom to ad-
vertise for proposals Of this character
once in four years, and the advertisements
are always sent out one year before con-
tracts for equipments are made. Until
within few years it was the custom
to tic up sacks containing papers and
bulky packages with cord, which had to be
cut each time the sack was opened. The
destination OF the sack was marked upon a
wooden tag, which was tied to the cord
with twine. Under this system hundreds
Of tons of cord and twine were wasted
every year, and this item alone formed no
small portion of the expenses of the de-
partment. This, however, has been rene
died, and now the mail-sacks are fastened
with combined cord and tag, which can be
readily undone without the waste
Of an inch, The tag itself is metal,
having slot in which is in
serted a folded paper on one side Of
which is marked to the point of destina-
tion, and on the other the name Of the
clerk who is charged with the duty of fIi,
ing the sack; tho name Of the mail route
over which he travels, and the direction in
which he may be going. By this system
mistakes are readily traced to their proper
source, and those who are responsible for
them are called to account, frequent mis-
takes causing the discharge of the clork.
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CHICAGO, Oct N,--Delega,es from the
loca! Typolhetm employing printcrs) Of
nearly all the large cities in the country
arrived here to day. Tomorrow they OK.
pect to organize u National Associa-
ton The employers resolved to organ
4o a National Association for self
protection when the National Typograph-
ical Union passed resolution that in all
cities where the Union had a membership
OF sixty or more the days work should be
changed from ten 10 nine hours. The reg
uIar offices now work hfty-nine hours a
week, giving an hour on Saturday. The
demand Of the Union is not one Of wages,
except as it affects the producing power,
and it has no effect upon the newspaper
offices, as they are all under contract with
tho Union
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Old Texas Money.

WAsnlNGroN, Oct, 14,-Some days age
there was presented at the Treasury De,
partmcnt for redemption so note al
legged to have been issued by the Republic
of Texas in 1874. Payment was asked
under the provision Of the act admitting
Texas into the Union, by which the Gov
ernmcut assumed SI15l,OJJ OF the State
debt, The First Comptroller has decided
that the note is not a valid claim against
the Government, inasmuch as there is
great doubt of its genuiueness, and that
even if genuine it is outlawed.
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THE WHITE CAPS.
Their Depredations in Southern
Indiana
To be Brought to the Attention Of the Fed
cral Courts.

ISDIASAPOLIs, lSD., Oct 1S.-Thero "a a
rumor atloat that the depredations of tho
"White Caps" Of Southorn Indiana viii
be brought before the Federal grand
jury, which convened On Monday. An
efforts to convict the outlaws at thor
own homes have proved futile, for
the reason that iu nearly all the coun.
ties where they operate they have
control OF the courts, and it is well
known that during the last mouth an effort
has boon made to got tho cases in the
United States court Governor Gray ard
District Attorney Sellers were recently in
consultation about the proposed investlga.
ton, and the Governor, in the strongest
torms, urged that the Federal court talo
up tho cases II tharo was any section Of
the law under which it could be done. The
statues were carefully examined by the
two, and one old section was found providing
for tho punishment Of Ku-Kux in tho
South, under which it is believed the out
laws can be tried. If any doubt should
arise about the constitutonalty Of that
section there are other sections covering
the cases of the "White Caps,n and there
seems to be no doubt about the Federal
Government having the power to admins
ter tho law in tho case The law abiding
people in the counties whore the depre.
dations have been most frequent
are anxious that the Federal laws should
givo them protection and have volunteered
to give the District Attorney all the assist
ance in their power both in securing cyi-
denco for indictments aud for conviction
Tho Federal officials have nothing to say
about what will be done, but thoro is
ground for beliof that witnesses from tho
complaining counties will DO summoned
to appear bo'ore the grand jury next
week.
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WlLEEsBARRE, Pa, Oct. IA big gang
of thieves who have been robbing freight
cars on the Pennsylvania railroad for years
We're captured this morning in cave on
the North Mountain. The thieves would
make their rados at night and carried the
stolen goods to thoir cave, which is quar-
ter OF mile long. Lanterns had to be
used to penetrate the hiding-placc of the
thieves, who wero caught while asleep.
The thieves would sell their stolen prop
erty to peddlers Goods to the value Of
thousands of dollars were recovered.
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LIMA, PERU, Oct. l4-While Inspector
Saavedra was examining explosives at the
custom house on the 18th inst, cartridge
of dynamite was by some careessness
caused TO explode Twelve Of the persons
present were torn to pieces, three others
died soon afterYard and nineteen others
were perhaps fatally injured Among the
killed were several high officials.
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SAD ACCIDENT,


MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. l4.--An accident
occurred tonight on the river during the
display of fireworks given in honor
OF President Cleveand's visit which
resulted in the drowng of three
men. Four printers named Clinton W.
Dojarnstl, W. c. Joseph, S, II. Carey
and j, A. Beasley hired skitI and
engaged two negroes to pull it for
them as they wished to get out in the riv-
or and get an unobstructed view Of the
fireworks display. The skiff, which was
an Old one, sprung leak while they were
in midstrean and capsized. Dejalmett,
BcaslCy and one of tho negroes were
drowned. The others We're rescued by
skiffmau who was near at hand DeJar-
nett was twenty-five years Of age, and
came from Chicago Bcasey was twenty
years old, and has relatives living in Chat
tanOogq, Tenn
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Naw YoRK, Oct. 1s.-Ths French steam
ship Britannia, which arrived here on tho
18th instant from Marscilles and Naples,
and has been held by tho health officer at
Upper Quarantine tor observation, was
this morning sent down 10 Lower Quaran-
tine, four cases of cholera having been
found aboard OF her. The Britannia is
sister ship to the Alosia, which brought
cholera here some weeks ago.
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RrcHMoyD, VA, Oct. li.-Attorney-Gen-
oral Ayrcs and Commonwealth Attorneys
tonight by United States Marshal Th mas
W. Scott. They arc at the Exchange Hotel
on their parole and constructively in the
custody of the Marshal On Sunday after
noon they will leave for Washington, anu
will no doubtbe granted bail by the United
States supreme Court until their cases are
decided. These are the State officials who
were sent to jail last week by Judge Bond
for obeyng the laws of Virginia in refusins
coupons for taxes.
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They Must Learn English,

SnAMoKIS, Pa, Oct. 16,--The Union Coal
Company has issued orders TO their fore
men to remove all persons working in their
mines who are unable to speak and under
stand The English language. Through the
inability Of men not understanding Eng
lish orders are frequently misunderstood,
causing serious accidents and endanger'
ing the lives of all. Hungarlans and Po-
landers will suffer most